Speaking of new TV offerings, Fox Business Network begins June by debuting a new prime time show called Making Money With Charles Payne, but in May investors enjoyed an utterly pain-free gain in their portfolios as equities rose to records. Much more of this and the Internet bubble under President Clinton, who clinched the presidential nomination on this very day in 1992 after a campaign famously spent feeling your pain, will soon seem small potatoes. Truth be told, this is very different market from Bubba's Web 1.0 boom, with fusty food stocks and stodgy old utilities each suddenly flavor of the month as Dow Industrials (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) shares reached fresh peaks. (Alas, shrinkage remains a stubborn holdover from the 1990s, with newly released data revealing an ominous 1% contraction in first-quarter Gross Domestic Product). Among equities on the move, orthopedic outfit Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) hit a historic high, and, similarly straining to be hip, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) advanced 7.3% on the month after paying $3 billion for a middle-aged rapper born Andre Young. With its new "spaceship" headquarters being built by an architect who yesterday entered his eightieth year, the Cupertino company would appear to be a stock for all seasons. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) infuriated all of Buenos Aires by predicting that Argentina would fall to its arch rival Brazil in the World Cup fútbol final. Hey, it's a Messi business but someone's gotta do it. At least we can always rely on Carl Icahn to clean up on Clorox (NYSE:CLX).

Today in economics, April construction spending and May's Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index are each out at 10:00 a.m. EDT. On the earnings front, Conn's Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN), Krispy Kreme (NYSE:KKD), and Quiksilver (NYSE:ZQK) all release quarterly results.

Now let's turn to this morning's new stock coverage, a list that includes an online travel outfit in addition to Starz.

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Speaking of new TV offerings, Fox Business Network begins June by debuting a new prime time show called Making Money With Charles Payne, but in May investors enjoyed an utterly pain-free gain in their portfolios as equities rose to records. Much more of this and the Internet bubble under President Clinton, who clinched the presidential nomination on this very day in 1992 after a campaign famously spent feeling your pain, will soon seem small potatoes. Truth be told, this is very different market from Bubba's Web 1.0 boom, with fusty food stocks and stodgy old utilities each suddenly flavor of the month as Dow Industrials (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) shares reached fresh peaks. (Alas, shrinkage remains a stubborn holdover from the 1990s, with newly released data revealing an ominous 1% contraction in first-quarter Gross Domestic Product). Among equities on the move, orthopedic outfit Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) hit a historic high, and, similarly straining to be hip, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) advanced 7.3% on the month after paying $3 billion for a middle-aged rapper born Andre Young. With its new "spaceship" headquarters being built by an architect who yesterday entered his eightieth year, the Cupertino company would appear to be a stock for all seasons. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) infuriated all of Buenos Aires by predicting that Argentina would fall to its arch rival Brazil in the World Cup fútbol final. Hey, it's a Messi business but someone's gotta do it. At least we can always rely on Carl Icahn to clean up on Clorox (NYSE:CLX).

Today in economics, April construction spending and May's Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index are each out at 10:00 a.m. EDT. On the earnings front, Conn's Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN), Krispy Kreme (NYSE:KKD), and Quiksilver (NYSE:ZQK) all release quarterly results.

Now let's turn to this morning's new stock coverage, a list that includes an online travel outfit in addition to Starz.

The information on this website solely reflects the analysis of or opinion about the performance of securities and financial markets by the writers whose articles appear on the site. The views expressed by the writers are not necessarily the views of Minyanville Media, Inc. or members of its management. Nothing contained on the website is intended to constitute a recommendation or advice addressed to an individual investor or category of investors to purchase, sell or hold any security, or to take any action with respect to the prospective movement of the securities markets or to solicit the purchase or sale of any security. Any investment decisions must be made by the reader either individually or in consultation with his or her investment professional. Minyanville writers and staff may trade or hold positions in securities that are discussed in articles appearing on the website. Writers of articles are required to disclose whether they have a position in any stock or fund discussed in an article, but are not permitted to disclose the size or direction of the position. Nothing on this website is intended to solicit business of any kind for a writer's business or fund. Minyanville management and staff as well as contributing writers will not respond to emails or other communications requesting investment advice.

Speaking of new TV offerings, Fox Business Network begins June by debuting a new prime time show called Making Money With Charles Payne, but in May investors enjoyed an utterly pain-free gain in their portfolios as equities rose to records. Much more of this and the Internet bubble under President Clinton, who clinched the presidential nomination on this very day in 1992 after a campaign famously spent feeling your pain, will soon seem small potatoes. Truth be told, this is very different market from Bubba's Web 1.0 boom, with fusty food stocks and stodgy old utilities each suddenly flavor of the month as Dow Industrials (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) shares reached fresh peaks. (Alas, shrinkage remains a stubborn holdover from the 1990s, with newly released data revealing an ominous 1% contraction in first-quarter Gross Domestic Product). Among equities on the move, orthopedic outfit Smith & Nephew (NYSE:SNN) hit a historic high, and, similarly straining to be hip, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) advanced 7.3% on the month after paying $3 billion for a middle-aged rapper born Andre Young. With its new "spaceship" headquarters being built by an architect who yesterday entered his eightieth year, the Cupertino company would appear to be a stock for all seasons. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) infuriated all of Buenos Aires by predicting that Argentina would fall to its arch rival Brazil in the World Cup fútbol final. Hey, it's a Messi business but someone's gotta do it. At least we can always rely on Carl Icahn to clean up on Clorox (NYSE:CLX).

Today in economics, April construction spending and May's Institute for Supply Management manufacturing index are each out at 10:00 a.m. EDT. On the earnings front, Conn's Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN), Krispy Kreme (NYSE:KKD), and Quiksilver (NYSE:ZQK) all release quarterly results.

Now let's turn to this morning's new stock coverage, a list that includes an online travel outfit in addition to Starz.

The information on this website solely reflects the analysis of or opinion about the performance of securities and financial markets by the writers whose articles appear on the site. The views expressed by the writers are not necessarily the views of Minyanville Media, Inc. or members of its management. Nothing contained on the website is intended to constitute a recommendation or advice addressed to an individual investor or category of investors to purchase, sell or hold any security, or to take any action with respect to the prospective movement of the securities markets or to solicit the purchase or sale of any security. Any investment decisions must be made by the reader either individually or in consultation with his or her investment professional. Minyanville writers and staff may trade or hold positions in securities that are discussed in articles appearing on the website. Writers of articles are required to disclose whether they have a position in any stock or fund discussed in an article, but are not permitted to disclose the size or direction of the position. Nothing on this website is intended to solicit business of any kind for a writer's business or fund. Minyanville management and staff as well as contributing writers will not respond to emails or other communications requesting investment advice.

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